ECE/CS/ME 539 Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems

Tentative Course Outline

Fall 2008 Semester


Dates Topic and Power Point Files References, Assignment
9/3Lec 1. Introduction
Lec 2. Applications of Artificial Neural Network: speech, image, information retrieval, time series prediction, etc.
[HuHwang] Chap. 12
9/5 Lec 3. Neuron model [Haykin] Chap. 1
9/8, 10 Lec 4. Learning: Function approximation, bias versus variance [Haykin] Sec. 2.13
9/12, 15 Lec 5. Learning: Error correcting learning and LMS algorithm [Haykin] Sec. 3.4 - 3.7
9/17 Lec 6. Learning: Hebbian learning and principal component analysis [Haykin] Sec. 2.4, 8.2 - 8.8
9/19, 22 Lec 7. Learning: Perceptron [Haykin] Sec. 3.8 - 3.9
9/24, 26 Lec 8. Pattern Classification (1): Bayesian, ML, Non-parametric method  
9/29 Lec 9. Pattern Classification: Implementation  
10/1, 3 Lec 10. regression, approximation, time series models  
10/6, 8 Lec 11. Feed-forward multi-layer perceptron (MLP) [Haykin] Sec. 4.2
10/10 Lec 12. Review: Nonlinear optimization [Haykin] Sec. 3.3
10/13, 15 Lec 13. Back-propagation training of MLP [Haykin] Sec. 4.3 - 4.5
10/17, 20 Lec 14. MLP implementation issues [Haykin] Sec. 4.6 - 4.10
10/22 Lec 15. Radial Basis Network (I): Interpolation [haykin] Sec. 5.2 - 5.6
10/24, 27 Lec 16. Radial Basis Network (II): Approximation [haykin] Sec. 5.7 - 5.10
10/29, 31 Lec 17. Support Vector Machine (I): Linear Seperability [haykin] Sec. 6.2
  Monday 11/3, 7:15-8:45 PM, Midterm Exam (Evening), 2535 Engr. Hall
11/5 Lec 18. Support Vector Machine (II): Non-separable cases [haykin] Sec. 6.3
11/7 Lec 19. Support Vector Machine (III): Kernel formulation  
11/10 Lec 20. Clustering: Competitive Learning [haykin] Sec. 9.2 - 9.6
11/12 Lec 20. Clustering: Probability Density Estimation, Parsen Window  
11/14 Lec 20. Mixture of Gaussian, EM algorithm, Kmeans algorithm  
11/17 Lec 21. Clustering: Self-Organizing Map, Learning Vector Quantization  
11/19 Lec 22. Clustering: Implementation Issues,  
11/21 Lec 23. Fuzzy Logic: Fuzzy set theory [JSM] Chap. 2
11/24 Lec 24. Fuzzy Logic: Fuzzy Reasoning [JSM] Chap. 3
11/26 Lec 25.Fuzzy Logic: Fuzzy Inferencing [JSM] Chap. 4
12/1 Lec 26. Fuzzy Logic Control (I) [JSM] Sec. 17.1 - 17.3
12/3 Lec 27. Fuzzy Logic Control (II) [JSM] Sec. 17.4 - 17.6
12/5 Lec 28. Fuzzy Logic Control (III): Applications  
12/8 Lec 29. Bayesian Network  
12/10 Lec 30. Committee Machine [Haykin] Chap. 7
12/12 Lec 31. Stochastic Optimization: Simulated annealing, genetic algorithm [JSM] Chap. 7
12/12 student project presentation,
Take home final exam. distributed at 4PM, Dec. 12.
 
  Noon, Friday, 12/19/2008, Final exam and project report due  

References

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